Speed and Velocity
Introduction: When an object is in motion, its position changes with time. But how fast is the position changing with time ? To describe this, we define then quantity is speed. If an object moving along the straight line covers equal distances in equal intervals of time, i.e object moving with uniform motion along a straight line. If an object moving along a straight line covers unequal distances in equal intervals of time or equal distances in unequal intervals of time, then it is said to be moving with non-uniform motion. Ex: 1. Motion of a freely falling body. 2. Motion of a body thrown vertically upwards. Speed : "The distance travelled by a body in unit time" is called it's speed. It is a scalar quantity. It shows only magnitude but no specified direction. S.I unit is m/s C.G.S unit is cm/s. 1 km/hr = 5/18 m/s 1 m/s = 18/5 km/hr Average speed : To describe the rate of motion over the actual path. We introduce anothe